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TEST1
Backin1979,afat,unhealthypropertydeveloper,MelZuckerman,andhisexercise-fanaticwife,Enid,openedCanyonRanch,“America’sfirsttotalvacation/fitnessresort”,onanoldduderanchinTucson,Arizona.Atthetime,theiroutdoorsy,newage-ishventureseemedhighlyeccentric.TodayCanyonRanchisarguablythepremiumhealth-spabrandofchoiceforthesuper-rich.Itisgrowingfastandnowoperatesinseveralplaces,includingtheQueenMary2.
(1)________________.
“Thereisanewmarketcategorycalledwellnesslifestyle,andinawholerangeofindustries,ifyouarenotaddressingthatcategoryyouaregoingtofinditincreasinglyhardtostayinbusiness,”enthusesKevinKelly,CanyonRanch’spresident.Thisbroadnewcategory,Mr.Kellygoeson,“consolidatesalotofsubcategories”includingspas,traditionalmedicineandalternativemedicine,behaviouraltherapy,spirituality,fitness,nutritionandbeauty.
(2)________________“Youcannolongersatisfytheconsumerwithjustfitness,justmedical,justspa,”saysMr.Kelly.
CanyonRanch’sstrategyreflectsthisbelief.(3)________________.ThisyearinMiamiBeachitwillopenthefirstofwhatitexpectstobemanyupmarkethousingestatesbuiltaroundaspa,calledCanyonRanchLiving.TogetherwiththeClevelandClinic,oneoftheworld’sleadingprivateprovidersoftraditionalmedicine,itislaunchingan“executivehealth”productwhichcombinesdiagnosis,treatmentand,aboveall,prevention.Italsohasplanstoproducefoodandskin-careproducts,arangeofclothesandhealthy-livingeducationalmaterials.
(4)________________.Mr.Casereckonsthatoneoftherootsoftoday’shealth-carecrisis,especiallyinAmerica,isthatpreventionandcarearenotsuitablyjoinedup.Agrowingnumberofemployersnowpromotewellnessatwork,bothtocutcostsandtoreducestressandhealth-relatedabsenteeism,saysJonDenorisofCatalystHealth,agymbusinessinLondon.HehasbeenhelpingtheBritisharmofHarleyDavidson,amotorbike-maker,todevelopawellnessprogrammeforitsworkers.
Thedesiretoreducehealth-carecostsisoneforcebehindtheriseofthewellnessindustry;
theotheristhegrowingdemandfromconsumersforthingsthatmakethemfeelhealthier.SurveysfindthatthreeoutoffouradultAmericansnowfeelthattheirlivesare“outofbalance”,saysMr.Kelly.Sothereisahugeopportunitytoofferthemproductsandservicesthatmakethemfeelmore“balanced”.Thisrepresentsabigchangeinconsumerpsychology,claimsMr.Kelly,andonethatislikelytodeepenovertime:
marketresearchsuggeststhat35-year-oldshaveamuchstrongerdesiretoleadhealthylifestylesthan65-year-olds.
(5)________________.Anotherwillbetomaintaincredibilityin(andfor)anindustrythatcombinesserioussciencewithsnakeoil.Oneproblem—orisitanopportunity?
—insellingwellnessproductstoconsumersisthatsomeofthethingstheydemandmaybefaddishornonsensical.Easyfixes,suchasnew-agetherapies,mayappealtothemmorethanharderbutprovenwaystoimprovehealth.
OneofCanyonRanch’sanswerstothisproblemhasbeentohireRichardCarmona,whowasAmerica’ssurgeon-generaluntillastsummer.Inthatrole,hemovedpreventionandwellnessnearertothecentreofpublic-healthpolicy.Thelasttimeasurgeon-generalventuredintobusiness,itendeddisastrously:
duringtheinternetbubble,EverettKooplaunchedDrK,amedical-informationsitethatwentbustshortlyaftergoingpublicandachievingamarketcapitalisationofover$1billion.Thistimearound,thewellnessboomseemsunlikelytosuffersuchanastyturnfortheworse.
(此文选自TheEconomist2007年刊)
[A]Itisexpandingabrandbuilton$1,000-a-nightretreatsfortherichandfamousinseveraldifferentdirections.
[B]Mr.Zuckerman,nowatrimandsprightly78-year-old,remainschairmanofthefirm.
[C]Thereisgrowingevidencethatfocusingholisticallyonwellnesscanreducehealth-carecostsbyemphasizingpreventionovertreatment.
[D]Onedifficultyforwellnessfirmswillbeacquiringtheexpertisetooperateinseveraldifferentareasofthemarket.
[E]Itisalsooneoftheleadinglightsin“wellness”,anincreasinglymainstream—andprofitable—business.
[F]Asmorecustomersdemandaholisticapproachtofeelingwell,firmsthathavehithertospecialisedinonlyoneortwoofthoseareasarenowfacinggrowingmarketpressuretobroadentheirbusiness.
[G]Andthereismuchdebateaboutthehealthbenefitsofvitaminsupplements,organicfoodandalternativemedicines,letalonedifferentformsofspirituality.
【答案解析】
1.E本文以一对美国夫妇开办的度假/健身庄园引领了美国健康休闲生活的新潮流开头,在第二段首句讲到一种新型的wellnesslifestyle,可见空缺处内容该引出文章话题。
因此,作为文章开头段落,应该出现与下文主题词相关的内容,承上启下。
其中[D]、E均可作为备选,E中的It和第一段末句中的It都是指代度假村,且also与前文一起表示并列关系,所以选E。
此处可能会误选B,前文虽提到Zuckeman与妻子创建的新型公司,但是第二段主要讲健康产业的扩展问题,与Zuckeman无关,所以排除。
2.F第二段主要通过引用KevinKelly的言论,讲诉他正致力于扩展休闲活动的范围和形式(broadnewcategory,sub-categories)。
在选项F中firmsthat…broadentheirbusiness.正是在论述如何扩展市场,以及扩展更多的休闲形式的压力,这能够和上文很好的衔接,所以F正确。
3.A此空位于首句之后,首句意为“凯利的这一观念在其战略中得到了验证”。
空后具体讲他将怎样实施其战略来开拓市场。
由文章逻辑结构可知,空缺处也该是对首句中心句的阐述。
A谈到该公司正在采取措施,朝数个不同方向拓展自己的品牌,实施其设想战略,连接上文,所以A正确。
4.C段首空缺,前文是具体描述其战略措施,由下文分析therootsoftoday’shealth-carecrisis是因为preventionandcare没有恰当地结合可知,此空缺处应为一个过渡句,即下文将要分析这种现象流行的原因。
C项中讲到通过强调预防重于治疗,关注身心整体健康的做法能够降低医疗成本,其中“preventionandtreatment”与下句中prevention相呼应,并与下句意思形成对比,解释了这种度假村能够流行的社会原因,所以C正确。
5.D有本段空格后Anotherwillbe…可知答案和后文构成并列关系,D中的0nedifficultyforwellnessfirms与后句中的another形成one…another…并列结构。
所以选D。
TEST2
It’shardtogetmorewhite-fencedthanNaperville.InthewesternChicagosuburb,crimeisanannoyance,notaproblem.Thestreetsarecleanandtheschoolsaresomeofthemostimpressiveinthestate,producingsomeofthebrighteststudentswhoattendthenation’sbestcolleges.
(1)____________.
Therankingswillbephasedoutoverthenextyear,with2007’supperclassmendecidingwhethertoincludesucharankintheirofficialtranscripts.Bynolongerrankingstudents,theNapervilleSchoolDistrict203issquarelyinlinewithatrendthatisfastsweepingthenation,asmoreandmoreprivateandpublicschoolsaredroppingthepractice.Thegoal,proponentssay,istocutdownonthehyper-competitionandlessenthestressatsuchacriticallearningpointandmaturationcurveinkids’lives.
“It’sahighbarweset,anditshouldbe,”saidNapervilleSuperintendentAlanLeis.“Butthereneedstobemorethanwrestlingoverwho’sbetterthanwho.”
(2)______________.
Some80%ormorepublicschoolsstillreportrankingstoinquiringuniversitiesandcolleges,butagrowingnumberofhighschoolsintheChicagoareaandaroundthecountry—inmostlyaffluentdistrictsfromCaliforniatoMiamitoNewJersey—havealreadyadoptedthepractice.(3)_______________.EveninNaperville,avaledictorianisstillexpectedtoaddresstheclass,butthathonorisnotchosenuntilthelastweeksofaschoolyearandisnotforwardedontoschoolsinofficialtranscripts.
(4)_______________.AccordingtoDr.ScottHunter,aclinicalpsychologistandschoolconsultantattheUniversityofChicagoHospitalswhospecializesinpediatricneuropsychology.“Therealityisthatwehavemadeinthelast10yearsmoreofrankthanitdeservesbecausesomekidsdon’treallyshineuntiltheyenterintoadulthood,andtheyriskbeingignoredbytheveryplacesandpeoplewheretheycouldgreatlysucceed,”addsHunter,“Thisisanartificialnumberintermsofwhereapersonreallyfalls.”
(5)___________________.
“Itmakesitalittlemoreopaqueforusontheadmissionsside,butwefullyunderstandit,”saidJimMiller,directorofadmissionsatBrownUniversity.“It’sconceivableastudentcouldgetaBingymandgetknockeddown40placesinrank.Sowe’regettingmoreusedtoit,andprobablyhalfourapplicantsnowcomefromschoolsthatdon’thaverank.“
[A]Classrankings,atraditionatmanyschools,havelonghelpeduniversitiesandcolleges—especiallytheHarvardsandPrincetonsoftheworld—weedouttheweakstudentsfromthestrong,theoneswithnotonlypromisebuttheambitiontoexcelandmeetthedifficultiesofhighereducation.
[B]Butit’sviciousatthetop—somuchsothatNaperville’sschoolofficialsrecentlyvotedtostopusingaclassrankingsystem.
[C]Amuchhighernumberofprivateschoolsdonotsharetheirrankings,includingsomeindependentschoolsinChicagothat,forexample,havesocietiesthatrecognizethetop10%ofaclassbutchoosetoallowthestudentsthemselvesdictatewhospeaksatgraduation.
[D]Competitionsamongstudentsforthetitleofhonoredgraduatesareverytightandareontheriseinagreatnumberofprivateschools.
[E]Schoolsjusthavetomakecertain,throughstudentprofilesandothermeans,thestrengthofascheduleandstudentperformancerelativetootherstudents.
[F]Notsurprisingly,thereisstilllotsofdisagreementaboutthenewpolicy;
someparentsareworriedthatithurtshigh-achievingstudents’chancesofgettingoverthebar,whileforcingcollegesanduniversitiestorelyonperhapslessreliableoreasiermeasuresoronstandardizedtestsliketheACTorSAT.
[G]Studentsandtheirparentsincreasinglyfightoverwhogetstobenumberone,andthedamagethatcanbedone—bothacademicallyandpsychologically—tothosewholoseoutfarwinsthebenefitsofthegloryattachedtosuchtitles.
(此文选自Time2006年刊)
1.B文章开头提到,在Naperville犯罪虽让人厌烦,但还没有成为严重的问题。
接着描述学校里学生良好的表现。
这些描述与上文crime不相干,甚至矛盾。
由此可以判断作者有意使前后文是形成对比关系,从而引出主题。
选项B中转折词but,语锋转向反面,并提到取消班级排名制度,这又与下文段首Therankingswillbephasedout联系紧密,故为正确选项。
此处D可成为干扰项,讲学生之间的竞争非常激烈并且有加剧的趋势,和上文有一定关联,但是与下文提出的取消ranking没有任何联系,若选填则下文会显得很突兀,故排除。
2.A文章的首段提出关于classranking的主题,第二段接着讲到N
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